The Winery Felix Lavaque of Salta

Winery Felix Lavaque
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 18 of the estates of Salta.
It is located in Salta

The Winery Felix Lavaque is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Salta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Felix Lavaque wines

Looking for the best Winery Felix Lavaque wines in Salta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Felix Lavaque wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Felix Lavaque wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Felix Lavaque

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Felix Lavaque

How Winery Felix Lavaque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or cheeseburger from a to z.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Felix Lavaque

On the nose the red wine of Winery Felix Lavaque. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Felix Lavaque. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Felix Lavaque

  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Felix Lavaque.

  • Malbec
  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Salta

Salta, in the far North of Argentina, is home to some of the world's most extreme Vineyard sites. As is the case in Catamarca to the South and Jujuy to the northwest, Salta's vineyards are often located amid mountainous terrain with some reaching altitudes of just over 3,000 meters (9840ft) above sea level. The viticultural area is mainly concentrated to Cafayate of the Calchaqui Valley. Argentina's signature Grape varieties of Torrontes and Malbec are Salta's top performers, producing Bright, intensely flavored wines.

Mulitple vineyards of the Salta region sit at lower latitudes and higher altitudes than anywhere else on earth. Interestingly, these two factors Balance each other out to create an excellent Climate for viticulture as the cold temperatures associated with high altitude are mitigated by the high temperatures found at these latitudes. Salta's mountainous landscape creates a rain shadow over the vineyards below, ensuring Clear skies and low levels of precipitation. Average annual rainfall throughout the region swings between a mere 185 to 250mm (7-10in).

The convenient flipside is that the mountains also provide irrigation, sending a reliable supply of meltwater down from the snowy peaks. This mesoclimate benefits from a wide diurnal temperature variation, which allows the grapes to develop phenolic ripeness while retaining good Acidity. Summer temperatures in Salta reach 38°C (100°F) in the day time, while dropping to as low as 12°C (55°F) at night. Winters here are cold with temperatures reaching -6°C (21°F) which comes with a high threat of damaging frosts.

The top white wines of Winery Felix Lavaque

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Felix Lavaque

How Winery Felix Lavaque wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, vegetarian or aperitif such as recipes of royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez), magic cake cheese quiche or bread with cheese and bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Felix Lavaque

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Felix Lavaque. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Felix Lavaque

  • 2012With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Felix Lavaque.

  • Torrontés

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

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The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

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